Verse 9

Woe{H1945} unto him that striveth{H7378}{(H8801)} with his Maker{H3335}{(H8802)}! Let the potsherd{H2789} strive with the potsherds{H2789} of the earth{H127}. Shall the clay{H2563} say{H559}{(H8799)} to him that fashioneth{H3335}{(H8802)} it, What makest{H6213}{(H8799)} thou? or thy work{H6467}, He hath no hands{H3027}?

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 9:20-21 : 20 Nay but{G3304}, O{G5599} man{G444}, who{G5101} art{G1488}{(G5748)} thou{G4771} that repliest against{G470}{(G5740)} God{G2316}?{G3361} Shall{G2046} the thing formed{G4110} say{G2046}{(G5692)} to him that formed{G4111}{(G5660)} it, Why{G5101} hast thou made{G4160}{(G5656)} me{G3165} thus{G3779}? 21 {G2228} Hath{G2192}{(G5719)} not{G3756} the potter{G2763} power{G1849} over the clay{G4081}, of{G1537} the same{G846} lump{G5445} to{G3739}{G3303} make{G4160}{(G5658)} one vessel{G4632} unto{G1519} honour{G5092}, and{G1161} another{G3739} unto{G1519} dishonour{G819}?
  • Isa 29:16 : 16 Surely your turning of things upside down{H2017}{(H8800)} shall be esteemed{H2803}{(H8735)} as the potter's{H3335}{(H8802)} clay{H2563}: for shall the work{H4639} say{H559}{(H8799)} of him that made{H6213}{(H8802)} it, He made{H6213}{(H8804)} me not? or shall the thing framed{H3336} say{H559}{(H8804)} of him that framed{H3335}{(H8802)} it, He had no understanding{H995}{(H8689)}?
  • Isa 64:8 : 8 But now, O LORD{H3068}, thou art our father{H1}; we are the clay{H2563}, and thou our potter{H3335}{(H8802)}; and we all are the work{H4639} of thy hand{H3027}.
  • Jer 18:6 : 6 O house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, cannot{H3201}{(H8799)} I do{H6213}{(H8800)} with you as this potter{H3335}{(H8802)}? saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. Behold, as the clay{H2563} is in the potter's{H3335}{(H8802)} hand{H3027}, so are ye in mine hand{H3027}, O house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}.
  • Jer 50:24 : 24 I have laid a snare{H3369}{(H8804)} for thee, and thou art also taken{H3920}{(H8738)}, O Babylon{H894}, and thou wast not aware{H3045}{(H8804)}: thou art found{H4672}{(H8738)}, and also caught{H8610}{(H8738)}, because thou hast striven{H1624}{(H8694)} against the LORD{H3068}.
  • Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom{H2451} nor understanding{H8394} nor counsel{H6098} against the LORD{H3068}.
  • Isa 10:15 : 15 Shall the axe{H1631} boast{H6286}{(H8691)} itself against him that heweth{H2672}{(H8802)} therewith? or shall the saw{H4883} magnify{H1431}{(H8691)} itself against him that shaketh{H5130}{(H8688)} it? as if the rod{H7626} should shake{H5130}{(H8687)} itself against them that lift it up{H7311}{(H8688)}, or as if the staff{H4294} should lift up{H7311}{(H8687)} itself, as if it were no wood{H6086}.
  • Exod 9:16-17 : 16 And in very{H199} deed{H5668} for this cause have I raised thee up{H5975}{(H8689)}, for to shew{H7200}{(H8687)} in thee my power{H3581}; and that my name{H8034} may be declared{H5608}{(H8763)} throughout all the earth{H776}. 17 As yet exaltest{H5549}{(H8706)} thou thyself against my people{H5971}, that thou wilt not let them go{H7971}{(H8763)}?
  • Job 15:24-26 : 24 Trouble{H6862} and anguish{H4691} shall make him afraid{H1204}{(H8762)}; they shall prevail{H8630}{(H8799)} against him, as a king{H4428} ready{H6264} to the battle{H3593}. 25 For he stretcheth out{H5186}{(H8804)} his hand{H3027} against God{H410}, and strengtheneth{H1396}{(H8691)} himself against the Almighty{H7706}. 26 He runneth{H7323}{(H8799)} upon him, even on his neck{H6677}, upon the thick{H5672} bosses{H1354} of his bucklers{H4043}:
  • Job 40:8-9 : 8 Wilt thou also disannul{H6565}{(H8686)} my judgment{H4941}? wilt thou condemn{H7561}{(H8686)} me, that thou mayest be righteous{H6663}{(H8799)}? 9 Hast thou an arm{H2220} like God{H410}? or canst thou thunder{H7481}{(H8686)} with a voice{H6963} like him?
  • Ps 2:2-9 : 2 The kings{H4428} of the earth{H776} set{H3320}{(H8691)} themselves, and the rulers{H7336}{(H8802)} take counsel{H3245}{(H8738)} together{H3162}, against the LORD{H3068}, and against his anointed{H4899}, saying, 3 Let us break{H5423} their bands{H4147} asunder{H5423}{(H8762)}, and cast away{H7993}{(H8686)} their cords{H5688} from us. 4 He that sitteth{H3427}{(H8802)} in the heavens{H8064} shall laugh{H7832}{(H8799)}: the Lord{H136} shall have them in derision{H3932}{(H8799)}. 5 Then shall he speak{H1696}{(H8762)} unto them in his wrath{H639}, and vex{H926}{(H8762)} them in his sore displeasure{H2740}. 6 Yet have I set{H5258}{(H8804)} my king{H4428} upon my holy{H6944} hill{H2022} of Zion{H6726}. 7 I will declare{H5608}{(H8762)} the decree{H2706}: the LORD{H3068} hath said{H559}{(H8804)} unto me, Thou art my Son{H1121}; this day{H3117} have I begotten{H3205}{(H8804)} thee. 8 Ask{H7592}{(H8798)} of me, and I shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} thee the heathen{H1471} for thine inheritance{H5159}, and the uttermost parts{H657} of the earth{H776} for thy possession{H272}. 9 Thou shalt break{H7489}{(H8799)} them with a rod{H7626} of iron{H1270}; thou shalt dash them in pieces{H5310}{(H8762)} like a potter's{H3335}{(H8802)} vessel{H3627}.